Psychiatry Information in Brief

Article Title

There's More to Young Adult Unemployment Than Mental Health: What Else to Look For [English and Spanish versions]

Authors

Michael Bryer, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Rosalie A. Torres Stone, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Zlatina Kostova, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow
Deirdre G. Logan, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow

Document Type

Transitions RTC

Publication Date

2017-8

DOI

10.7191/pib.1114

Abstract

A Spanish translation of this publication is available to download under "Additional Files" below.

High unemployment among young adults with serious mental health conditions (SMHCs) should not only be attributed to their mental health conditions. Research should take an intersectional approach where, in addition to looking at mental health condition factors, other indicators of social and demographic inequalities are also taken into account.

Subject Area

Employment, Transition Age Youth

Keywords

intersectional research, transition age youth, unemployment, mental health, education, Spanish

Recommended Citation

Bryer M, Torres Stone RA, Kostova Z, Logan DG. There's More to Young Adult Unemployment Than Mental Health: What Else to Look For [English and Spanish versions]. Psychiatry Information in Brief 14(7):1114. https://doi.org/10.7191/pib.1114. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol14/iss7/1

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